Canon Vixia Hg20 Review
Canon Vixia HG20
The Canon HG20 AVCHD Hard Disk Drive camcorder sets a new standard for High Definition, delivering optimal image quality, long shooting times ...
Canon Vixia HG20 Camcorder Review - HDD - CamcorderInfo.com
The Canon Vixia HG20 ($949 MSRP) is a worthy follow-up to last year's HG10. With a slight body redesign, a new paint job, and some improvements under the hood (including a 60GB internal hard drive), Canon is once again a leader in whatever camcorder category it enters. The HG20 isn't perfect – the construction quality feels less than top-notch and the zoom motor is noisy. However, the excellent video performance, powerful manual controls, and choice of 1080/60i, 30P, or 24P frame rates make it one of the strongest choices in hard drive camcorders, even against the excellent Sony HDR-SR11 and HDR-SR12. (Note: the Canon HG21 is nearly identical to the Canon HG20, but includes a viewfinder, upgraded LCD, and larger 120GB hard drive. All performance results should be identical.) Overall, the Canon HG20 looks a little chunky, and it feels that way in the hand. It's quite a bit larger than its sister model, the Canon HF11, presumably to make room for the HG20's internal hard drive. That's not to say that the size is a bad thing. In fact, many users will likely prefer the additional surface area for gripping. The overall design is one we've seen before, in which the body is 'bisected' between a large, rectangular area on the right side and rounded shape on the left side influenced by the lens barrel.
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